Austria Genealogical Records

Austria Birth & Baptism Records

Austria Birth & Baptism Index (1651-1940)

An index to around 85,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Austria Marriage & Divorce Records

Austria Marriage Index (1722-1898)

An index to more than 25,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Austria Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Austria Burial Index (1768-1918)

An index of around 30,000 burial records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Austria

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Austria Immigration & Travel Records

Polish, Austrian & Galician Immigrants to the US (1890-1891)

An index to around 100,000 immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galacia who arrived in New York.

Records Relating to Kindertransport (1938-1939)

An index to records detailing the evacuation of Jewish children from Germany to Britain.

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Religious Society of Friends Holocaust Records (1933-1942)

An index to records relating to the evacuation of Jews from Germany.

Austria Military Records

Germany & Austria Military & Marine Officers (1600-1918)

This collection consists of over 200 military books listing military officers and other details of military organization for the German army and its predecessor states.

WWII Nuernberg Interrogation Records (1945-1947)

Transcripts of interrogations of Nazi war criminals, collaborators and witnesses to their acts.

Nazi Military Strategy in WWII (1944-1954)

Over 130,000 documents detailing the tactics, strategy, and policy of the German military during World War II through reports, interviews, and questionnaires.

Germany & Austria Military & Marine Unit Histories (1760-1933)

Generalized volumes recording the history of German military branches, lists of military personnel and officers, casualty lists, and campaign or military unit histories with details of specific regiments and individual contributions are included.

US WWII European Theater Army Records (1942-1946)

Administrative, strategic, and other documents relating to U.S. operations in Europe during World War II.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Mauthausen Death Books (1938-1945)

Contains the names of 38,206 prisoners who were killed at the camp, including biographical information and details of prisoners' incarcerations.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Holocaust Survivor Lists (1937-1945)

An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Austria Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Austria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Austria Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Germany & Austria Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A collection of over 25,000 photographic postcards, depicting life and scenes in Germany and Austria. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

Holocaust Survivor Lists (1937-1945)

An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.

Austria School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Austria Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Austria

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Austria Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Austria Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Austria Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Historical Description

Austria: This is a goodly and rich Countrey, yea the best of all Germany, both for Corn, Cattel, Wine, and Fish. It is separated on the East, from Hungaria, by the River Leire; West, from Bavaria, by the Ems; North, from Moravia, by the Tems; and South, from Styria, by the Muer.

The chief Cities of it are, 1. Wien, or Vienna, a famous Fort against the Turk. The City is of a round form; the Streets are narrow, but the Buildings are stately of free-stone; two Towers of the Church is curiously engraven, the like whereof is not in Germany, except Strasburg. 2. Emps, so call'd on the River Ems, on whose Banks it is seated. 3. S. Leopold. 4. Neustat. 5. Hamburg. 6. Crems.

It containeth the Provinces of Styria, Carinthia, Tyrolis, and Carniola.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

The Austrian Republic comprises practically the whole of the German speaking portion of the late dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. This Central European country has an area of 31,756 square miles, and the population in 1920 was 6,067,000, mostly devoting themselves to agricultural pursuits, but there is some cattle breeding and forestry. Chief manufactures are cottons, woollens, glass, etc. Coal and graphite are found in certain districts. The country has no direct outlet to the sea, but has been given a free access by rail to the Adriatic by the treaty of St. Germain. Chief towns: Vienna (1,852,000) (1920), Graz (150,000).

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Austria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Gruber39,1571:217
2Huber37,8251:225
3Bauer32,4151:263
4Wagner30,2321:282
5Müller29,4651:289
6Pichler26,8411:317
7Steiner26,6551:319
8Mayer26,5331:321
9Moser25,8611:329
10Hofer24,0341:354
11Berger23,7071:359
12Leitner23,1331:368
13Fuchs22,4381:380
14Eder21,0301:405
15Fischer20,9591:406
16Schmid20,4081:417
17Weber19,7611:431
18Schneider19,1641:444
19Schwarz18,9891:448
20Winkler18,9731:449
21Maier17,9671:474
22Reiter16,9391:503
23Schmidt16,8671:505
24Mayr16,8441:506
25Lang16,1151:528
26Baumgartner15,7811:540
27Brunner15,5231:549
28Wimmer15,4531:551
29Auer15,2531:558
30Egger15,1171:563
31Wolf15,0941:564
32Lechner14,1701:601
33Wallner14,0231:607
34Aigner13,1851:646
35Binder13,1401:648
36Ebner12,8631:662
37Haas12,4551:684
38Koller12,4211:686
39Lehner12,2361:696
40Schuster11,5841:735
41Graf11,0651:770
42Holzer10,9221:780
43Haider10,7671:791
44Lackner10,3131:826
45Wieser10,2931:827
46Strasser10,1271:841
47Koch10,1041:843
48Weiss10,0691:846
49Stadler9,6251:885
50Böhm9,4641:900
51König9,3281:913
52Krenn9,3171:914
53Kaiser9,1621:929
54Kaufmann8,9341:953
55Fink8,8681:960
56Winter8,7881:969
57Hofbauer8,7111:978
58Kern8,6951:979
59Hauser8,6001:990
60Mair8,5891:991
61Maurer8,4621:1,006
62Hofmann8,4591:1,007
63Seidl8,4511:1,008
64Fritz8,4461:1,008
65Karner8,4251:1,011
66Hackl8,4091:1,013
67Riegler8,3711:1,017
68Resch8,3051:1,025
69Strobl8,2291:1,035
70Ortner8,1941:1,039
71Posch8,1471:1,045
72Reisinger7,9801:1,067
73Schober7,9341:1,073
74Mayrhofer7,9311:1,074
75Riedl7,8521:1,084
76Kogler7,7051:1,105
77Rainer7,6291:1,116
78Friedl7,5501:1,128
79Neubauer7,4691:1,140
80Klein7,4551:1,142
81Schwaiger7,4531:1,143
82Jäger7,1601:1,189
83Frank7,0601:1,206
84Grabner7,0481:1,208
85Horvath7,0411:1,209
86Unger6,9921:1,218
87Müllner6,8891:1,236
88Brandstätter6,7501:1,262
89Hartl6,6461:1,281
90Zimmermann6,5481:1,300
91Kainz6,5451:1,301
92Hoffmann6,3791:1,335
93Sommer6,3031:1,351
94Hager6,2991:1,352
95Lindner6,2621:1,360
96Weiß6,2331:1,366
97Schweiger6,1211:1,391
98Wiesinger5,9931:1,421
99Thaler5,9171:1,439
100Höller5,8621:1,453
101Richter5,7981:1,469
102Haslinger5,7421:1,483
103Steininger5,7321:1,486
104Pirker5,6801:1,499
105Baumann5,6681:1,502
106Pfeiffer5,6621:1,504
107Herzog5,6601:1,504
108Walter5,6451:1,508
109Mandl5,6311:1,512
110Krammer5,6151:1,517
111Kofler5,5431:1,536
111Rauch5,5431:1,536
113Huemer5,4781:1,554
114Jovanovic5,4701:1,557
115Hammer5,4601:1,560
116Zauner5,4541:1,561
117Hahn5,3471:1,593
118Ecker5,2961:1,608
119Brandstetter5,2821:1,612
120Angerer5,2421:1,624
121Köck5,2141:1,633
122Novak5,2061:1,636
123Konrad5,2041:1,636
124Schwab5,1651:1,649
125Stangl5,0981:1,670
126Hauer5,0501:1,686
127Fellner5,0131:1,699
128Brandl4,9951:1,705
129Kurz4,9751:1,712
129Putz4,9751:1,712
131Holzinger4,9291:1,728
132Mayerhofer4,8691:1,749
133Braun4,8661:1,750
134Bruckner4,8651:1,750
135Mader4,8381:1,760
136Grill4,8301:1,763
137Zach4,8001:1,774
138Plank4,7561:1,790
139Ertl4,7331:1,799
140Steindl4,7131:1,807
141Hartmann4,6441:1,834
142Wurm4,6001:1,851
143Rieder4,5751:1,861
144Hafner4,5671:1,865
145Rath4,5591:1,868
146Langer4,5421:1,875
147Kraus4,5281:1,881
148Schauer4,4651:1,907
149Stocker4,4031:1,934
150Neumann4,3801:1,944
151Knapp4,3091:1,976
152Platzer4,2961:1,982
153Singer4,2521:2,003
154Rieger4,2411:2,008
155Stockinger4,2271:2,015
156Fasching4,1941:2,030
157Gassner4,1751:2,040
158Bayer4,1731:2,041
159Oswald4,1691:2,043
160Neuhold4,1611:2,046
161Haller4,1421:2,056
162Pfeifer4,1371:2,058
163Stöckl4,1351:2,059
164Kastner4,1311:2,061
165Prinz4,1281:2,063
166Hutter4,1161:2,069
167Schlager4,1151:2,069
168Sturm4,0971:2,078
169Roth4,0731:2,091
170Rauscher4,0711:2,092
171Stöger4,0281:2,114
172Gasser4,0231:2,117
173Fröhlich3,9911:2,134
174Petrovic3,9731:2,143
175Knoll3,9531:2,154
176Burgstaller3,9511:2,155
177Haberl3,9431:2,160
178Schreiner3,9271:2,168
179Hölzl3,9241:2,170
180Lorenz3,9161:2,175
181Feichtinger3,8901:2,189
182Pucher3,8751:2,198
183Windisch3,8621:2,205
184Bischof3,8581:2,207
185Vogl3,8131:2,233
186Schütz3,8111:2,234
187Deutsch3,7791:2,253
188Bacher3,7641:2,262
189Ziegler3,7551:2,268
190Peter3,7401:2,277
191Weinberger3,7281:2,284
192Kerschbaumer3,7121:2,294
193Trummer3,7041:2,299
193Zechner3,7041:2,299
195Karl3,6861:2,310
196Burger3,6741:2,318
197Pilz3,6701:2,320
198Gabriel3,6661:2,323
199Thurner3,6631:2,325
200Hödl3,6511:2,332